So that’s it.. round 3 done! In my 3 cycles, with 35 eggs retrieved, I’ve only ever had 1 fertilise.. and even that didn’t make it to blastocyst stage and ended up with me doing a 2 day transfer and BFN.
I don’t really know where to go from here... or what to do... has anyone had a similar experience?
I am 27.. my husband is 31. We are fit and healthy. My husband has low sperm count and low motility. I have high prolactin and PCOS.
I just can’t even understand how?? How did I become so unlucky.
Fortunately I have money saved ready for round 4 but I just don’t know what to do. Do I go for donor egg/sperm?? Or do I try again with my own...
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O no hun. I'm sorry to read this. We also have poor fertilisation. Last two fresh rounds only 1 has fertilised and we have no idea why. It's so frustrating. I may also be asking soon whether we do donor sperm/eggs. Xxx
I’m so sorry Amy. It must be an incredibly difficult situation to be in and my heart goes out to you and your partner. Whatever decision you make for the next round I wish you every success xxx
Oh my life 💔🥺😩.... have a review with your clinic and ask your questions before you make a decision. They should be honest if they feel you should move to donors etc . Sending massive hugs! 💐💐💕💕 🤗
So sorry to hear your news. Which clinic are you with? Did they do all the necessary tests - karatyping etc. Also worth adding AOA next time once all the other preliminary tests are done to figure out if it’s the egg or the sperm. Sending you much love!
Good! I can give you recommendation for video call in the US if you want.
Also I think if no issues are found and you move to donor (again I don’t think you need to) trying donor sperm first instead of donor eggs makes more sense to me. With donor eggs you will get someone your age with sometimes unknown fertility?! So what’s in there for you?
Hi Amy, so sorry to hear. I'm not sure if this is doable for you but a while ago someone posted on here a similar story. They ended up doing a sort of a tandem cycle abroad with OE and DE at the same time. Her husband's sperm was used to fertilize both and then she waited to see if any of her OE made it. They didn't but the DE ones turned into few decent embryos and she just went with those. She wasn't completely ready to give up on her OE but at the same time she didn't want to go around in circles, so this was a pretty good solution. It would also give you an answer regarding needing a DE or a sperm donor depending on the outcome. Because if none of the DE fertilize, then the sperm is likely the issue not necessarily your eggs. Good luck with whatever you decide to do next!
Hey. So sorry to read. I’ve done four rounds myself so I know how devastating it can be. Just wondering, did you do IVF or ICSI? Also, has your partner had his sperm DNA tested for fragmentation? High fragmentation can result in low fertilisation rates. What does your doc think the issue is?
I would be having some more tests before moving on to round 4.
Let me know what they say. And definitely get those tests done. I know the temptation is to keep moving forward and go into another cycle but I wish someone had told me just to stop, take a breath and reassess the situation. Get some answers before you make any decisions, and if your clinic can’t provide them, get a second opinion. Using a donor is a massive step, you don’t want to look back and feel you rushed into it without investigating all avenues. Fingers crossed your clinic gives you some insight! 🤞🏻
I definitely wouldn’t do another round of the same protocol as it’s obviously not working for you? My fertilisation went from less than 30% to 100% by changing to natural modified IVF with ICSI x
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